--- deliantra/server/pod/books.pod 2007/08/14 15:45:27 1.19 +++ deliantra/server/pod/books.pod 2009/03/30 12:41:27 1.24 @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ =begin comment -This is the source for some of the books in crossfire, at least, it should become one. +This is the source for some of the books in deliantra. Authors: Gorlin Mark Wedel -Marc Lehmann +Marc Lehmann Lalo Martins Yann Chachkoff Gros @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ =head2 Volume VIII: Eighth Millenia EK -7124 EK: Harta accidentally creates a Dimensional Grid, connecting the Crossfire Continuum with the Daï-Moh-Nî Dimension. +7124 EK: Harta accidentally creates a Dimensional Grid, connecting the Deliantra Continuum with the Daï-Moh-Nî Dimension. 7563 EK: The tower of Melficef the Red explodes. @@ -607,21 +607,24 @@ Goblin & Zombie - Located south of Scorn -Skeleton & Ogre - Located somewhere around Navar +Skeleton & Ogre - Located south-west of Navar =head2 Locations These are the locations to the entrances of the Training Centers. -world_107_128 +world_106_109 - Humanoid -world_118_101 +world_107_120 - Goblin & Zombie -world_106_109 - Humanoid +world_107_128 - Undead -world_124_113 - Undead +world_119_101 - Dragons + +world_119_118 - Skeleton & Ogre + +world_124_113 - Demon -world_107_120 - Goblin & Zombie =head1 The Kingdom of Navar @@ -1208,7 +1211,7 @@ and the First Inn. Some priests even postulated that Skud was in fact a Builder. Skud created the First Inn because he wanted to sleep inside a house, without the risk of being attacked by monsters during the night. He -left the Holy Guestbook, one of the oldest relics of Crossfire, where he +left the Holy Guestbook, one of the oldest relics of Deliantra, where he and his fellow friends wrote their names. Skud disappeared long before the Old Empire came, and nowadays only the Builders can probably remember him. @@ -1224,7 +1227,7 @@ It is said that centuries before the foundation of the Old Empire, the world was colorless and sad. Aware of that problem, the Builders decided -to bring color in the life of the Crossfire people. They called the +to bring color in the life of the Deliantra people. They called the massive powers of Xepemes, The Source Of All Colors, on the universe. The magical burst slowly covered the world with colors, but some elements resisted for a long time. Prophets of the Old Empire announced that, @@ -1547,7 +1550,9 @@ the Raging Fire - who tries to resolve those by extreme violence. -=head1 Archmage Rhyz, (Entorinaas Durdennis Rhyz, Fourth Archmage of the Seat, Herdysenmark of Normania) +=head1 Archmage Rhyz + +(Entorinaas Durdennis Rhyz, Fourth Archmage of the Seat, Herdysenmark of Normania) Rhyz was an Archmage of the Blue School during the Old Days of the Empire. @@ -1642,7 +1647,7 @@ =head1 Ranisha the Red, The Red Death, The One Who Commands Ranisha is one of the three moons orbiting around the world of -Crossfire. It is said to be the spirit of the legendary warrior Ranisha, +Deliantra. It is said to be the spirit of the legendary warrior Ranisha, who was supposed to be an invincible general that was even able to vainquish gods themselves on the battlefield. @@ -1655,7 +1660,7 @@ =head1 Asferenn the Blue, The Blue Sister, The One Who Suggests Asferenn is one of the three moons orbiting around the world of -Crossfire. It is said to be the spirit of the legendary wizard Asferenn, +Deliantra. It is said to be the spirit of the legendary wizard Asferenn, who was said to have been able to force the gate of the divine dimension. In astrology, Asferenn is the symbol of wisdom, endurance in effort, @@ -1957,3 +1962,67 @@ these ingredients. Proper combination of these with other base objects can often create potions of power and might. + +=head1 Collection of Strange Glyphs + +Many years ago, I got my hands on a book with many strange glyphs, from +a book-dealer in Darcap. Interested in all kinds of arcance Symbols, I +bought it despite the rather high price, for the depicted glyphs looked +intricately detailed and seemed to emanate some deeper meaning. + +The only thing the shop keeper could tell me about the book was that it +was supposed to be a "talansuration book" or something like that, and no, +he didn't know what that means. + +I was unable to find out more about this cult of Talansura, despite +traveling all over the world for many years. + +Since my copy of the book is now in a very bad condition, I decided to +make a clean copy and publish it, so this knowledge doe snot get lost. + +B<- Samuel Midnight, Book Collector and Traveller, Scorn> + +T<トランスレーション 著書> + + 悪鬼 akki demon, devil + 悪魔 akuma demon, evil spirit + アパート apa-to apartment + 東 azuma east + 貯金箱 chokinbako bank + 著書 chosho book + 貯蔵 chozou storage + 付き dzuki to, under + 護衛 goei guard + 本塁 honrui stronghold + 一堂 ichidou shrine + 溢流 itsuryuu spill, overflow + 一定不変 itteifuhen permanent + 鍵 kagi key + 京洛 keiraku capital + 血液 ketsueki blood + 寛ぎ kutsurogi room + メゾン mezon house + 町 machi town + 港 minato harbour + 店 mise shop + 渚 nagisa shore, water's edge + 燃焼 nenshou burning + の no (glue two words together) + 鬼 oni demon, orge + 乱暴 ranbou rough + 力 ryoku power, strength + センタ senta center + 市場 shijou market + 商業組合 shougyoukumiai guild + 商法 shouhou trade, commerce + 住居 sumai house + スノー suno- snow + 建物 tatemono building + 卓子 teiburu table + トランスレーション toransure-shon translation + ウエルカム uerukamu welcome + ウインド uindo wind + 山 yama mountain + 要素 youso element + ザ za the + 座席 zaseki seat